siècle

/ French (sjɛklə) /


noun
  1. a century, period, or era

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How to use siècle in a sentence

  • She was a personal enemy of the Church, and spoke of the Jesuits as a subscriber to the Siecle might do to-day.

  • The author of "Wishmakers' Town" is the child of his period, and has not escaped the maladie du siecle.

    Ponkapog Papers | Thomas Bailey Aldrich
  • Le christianisme ne commence avoir une litterature et des doctrines vraiment helleniques qu au milieu du second siecle.

  • The young workman grinned: "Soyons de notre siecle," said he, and departed whistling in the tenor clef.

    Hard Cash | Charles Reade
  • But, take it all in all, it's safer and more in keeping with fin de siecle rules and regulations.

    The Woman Beautiful | Helen Follett Stevans